Journal profile · PHYSICS, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Anales AFA
ISSN 0327-358X · eISSN 1850-1168 · CEILAP-UNIDEF-CONICET-CITEDEF · Argentina
Anales AFA: CAS Zone 4 · Physics & Astronomy (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 10 weeks (community reports); 20 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Anales AFA is published by CEILAP-UNIDEF-CONICET-CITEDEF and is in Zone 4 of Physics & Astronomy in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting, Material Properties and Applications and Aluminum Alloy Microstructure Properties, together about 17.7% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Anales AFA publica artículos originales en el campo de la física, en castellano, portugués o inglés. Los artículos pueden ser de investigación, instrumentación o revisión por invitación (mínimo 4 carillas). Sus contenidos están dirigidos a la comunidad científica en general, en especial físicos de todas las áreas, teóricos y experimentales.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PHYSICS, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Argentina 41 (41 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Air Quality Monitoring and ForecastingEnvironmental Science6.1%
- Material Properties and ApplicationsMaterials Science6.1%
- Aluminum Alloy Microstructure PropertiesEngineering5.6%
- Photonic and Optical DevicesEngineering5.1%
- Semiconductor materials and interfacesPhysics and Astronomy5.1%
- Experimental and Theoretical Physics StudiesPhysics and Astronomy5.1%
- Nuclear Physics and ApplicationsPhysics and Astronomy4.6%
- Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and SensorsEngineering4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Physics & Astronomy Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Physics & Astronomy | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Physics, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Physics & Astronomy Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Physics & Astronomy | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Physics, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
SciELOPublisher website
Other: Latindex, Biblat, Redib, http://mjl.clarivate.com/, http://biblat.unam.mx/es/, https://www.redib.org, http://www.latindex.org
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.12LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.14LetPub ·
- h-index
- 5OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.19OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 50%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 16LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 575 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| 2025 | 20 | 20 | 1 |
| 2024 | 22 | 22 | 9 |
| 2023 | 28 | 28 | 5 |
| 2022 | 45 | 45 | 16 |
| 2021 | 27 | 27 | 28 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 10 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 20 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | ARS 22,500 | No | CC BY-NC | |
| OpenAlex | ARS 1,500 | — | — | |
| LetPub | ARS 22,500 | No | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Data availability, License & copyright, Peer review, Plagiarism
- AI use
Uso de IA: debe ser debidamente mencionado en el manuscrito, detallando cuáles han sido sus contribuciones. Model summary
El uso de herramientas de inteligencia artificial debe ser debidamente mencionado en el manuscrito, detallando cuáles han sido sus contribuciones.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability
Privacidad: los nombres y direcciones de correo electrónico introducidos en la revista se usarán exclusivamente para los fines declarados por la revista y no estarán disponibles para ningún otro propósito u otra persona. Model summary
Los nombres y direcciones de correo electrónico introducidos en esta revista se usarán exclusivamente para los fines declarados por esta revista y no estarán disponibles para ningún otro propósito u otra persona.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Los autores que publican en esta revista están de acuerdo con los siguientes términos: Los autores conservan los derechos de autor y garantizan a la revista el derecho de ser la primera publicación del trabajo al igual que licenciarlo bajo una licencia Creative Commons que obliga al reconocimiento de la autoría y que permite a otros la generación de obras derivadas siempre que no se haga con fines…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Se incentiva a los autores a sugerir nombres de posibles revisores. Model summary
Se incentiva a los autores a sugerir nombres de posibles revisores en el mismo formulario.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Plagio: todos los trabajos son sometidos a control de plagio mediante distintos programas; si se detecta plagio y el autor no ofrece información, se considera que el trabajo no es original y no se dará curso al proceso de publicación. Model summary
Todos los trabajos son sometidos a control de plagio mediante distintos programas.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- CEILAP-UNIDEF-CONICET-CITEDEF
- Country or region
- Argentina
- Language
- Spanish
- ISSN
- 0327-358X
- Print ISSN
- 1850-1168
- Electronic ISSN
- 1850-1168
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Anales AFA
What CAS zone is Anales AFA in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Anales AFA is in Zone 4 of Physics & Astronomy, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Physics, Multidisciplinary. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Physics & Astronomy. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Anales AFA?
Authors report an average review time of about 10 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Where are the editorial board members of Anales AFA based?
Of the 41 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Argentina (41). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Anales AFA?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Anales AFA is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists SciELO; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Anales AFA open access, and what is the APC?
Anales AFA is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .